Volkswagen Steps Up
Once again we start the month with Sweden, which registered 1.565 units, a 32% increase over the same period last year, being the best result in months, pulling the EV Share up ever so slightly, to 4.3%, comfortably ahead of last year 3.6%.
In May Best Sellers, we find the usual winner (VW Passat GTE) scoring its best result in three months, with 342 units, but the runner-up came close, with the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV delivering 297 units in May, its best result in 17 months (Hey, now that the UK is lost, Mitsu has to find new markets for its SUV, right?), while the Nissan Leaf has once again beaten the odds and registered 153 units, a 99% increase YoY. For a model that is months away from being replaced, it looks that Nissan is willing to milk it until the end, selling them with large discounts and giving bargain hunters across Sweden a reason to b the best (Only?) discount EV on the market.
Also of notice are the 76 registrations of the VW Golf GTE, its best result this year, signaling the Swedish mass delivery of the restyled Golf plug-ins.
Pl
| Model | Sales |
| 1 | Volkswagen Passat GTE | 342 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 297 |
| 3 | Nissan Leaf | 153 |
| 4 | BMW 330e | 78 |
5
|
Volkswagen Golf GTE
| 76 |
Looking at the YTD models ranking, there weren't many changes at the top, we have to go down to #11 to see some changes, with the VW Golf GTE climbing two positions and now looking for a Top 10 position, now that mass delivery of the restyled units is underway.
The landing of the Second Generation Prius PHEV continues to go smoothly, now registering 37 units in its second selling month, which is the best result for the nameplate in over three years, allowing it to climb an additional two positions to #18.
Interestingly, Mercedes seems to have ignited the "Push Sales" button, as none other than three models have hit record sales in May: The GLC350e delivered 36 units, the C350e, 31 units, and even the older B250e delivered a best ever 16 units. Did the Swedish importer discovered that the EV Era is upon us?
We had three arrivals last month, first we had the surprising BMW 530e, debuting with an impressive 60 units, while Volvo registered the first units of two new models, bound to become Best Sellers: The S/V90 T8 twins and the XC60 T8 SUV. Will we see them being sold in the hundreds per month soon?
Interestingly, Mercedes seems to have ignited the "Push Sales" button, as none other than three models have hit record sales in May: The GLC350e delivered 36 units, the C350e, 31 units, and even the older B250e delivered a best ever 16 units. Did the Swedish importer discovered that the EV Era is upon us?
We had three arrivals last month, first we had the surprising BMW 530e, debuting with an impressive 60 units, while Volvo registered the first units of two new models, bound to become Best Sellers: The S/V90 T8 twins and the XC60 T8 SUV. Will we see them being sold in the hundreds per month soon?
On the EV manufacturers ranking, the leader Volkswagen (31%) is firm at the leadership, followed from a far by Mitsubishi (15%, up 1%) in the runner-up place, while BMW (13%, up 1%) is Third.
| Pl | Sweden | May | YTD '17 | % | '16Pl |
| 1 2 3 | Volkswagen Passat GTE Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Nissan Leaf | 342 297 153 | 1.742 982 656 | 26 15 10 | 1 2 6 |
| 4 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 34 | 396 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Tesla Model S | 46 | 380 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | BMW 330e | 78 | 336 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Renault Zoe | 47 | 262 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 9 10 11 12 | Tesla Model X Volvo XC90 T8 BMW i3 * Volkswagen Golf GTE BMW 225xe Active Tourer | 41 40 45 76 41 | 234 232 202 169 138 | 4 3 3 3 2 |
11
4
89 12 |
| 13 14 15 | BMW X5 40e Mercedes GLC350e Audi A3 e-Tron | 36
36
19 | 133
110
80 | 2
2
1 |
13
29
14
|
| 16 | Mercedes C350e | 31 | 75 | 1 | 18 |
| 17 | Kia Optima PHEV |
10
| 72 | 1 | 19 |
| 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 25 26 27 27 29 30 31 32 33 | Toyota Prius PHV BMW 530e Volkswagen e-Up! Volkswagen e-Golf Nissan Evalia / e-NV200 Mercedes E350e Mercedes B250e Kia Soul EV Audi Q7 e-Tron BMW i8 BMW 740e Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Hyundai Ioniq Electric Volvo S/V90 T8 Mercedes GLE500e Volvo XC60 T8 |
37
60 14 22 7 6 16
1
6 3
7
3
8 3
1
| 67 60 55 39 38 27 25 24 23 19 19 10 8 3 2 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
23
N/A 16 17 21 34 30
24
20
27
31
26 28 N/A
31
N/A |
| TOTAL |
1.565
|
6.619
|
100
|
* - 25 Rex + 20 Bev
Plug-Ins Versus Regular Hybrids
| Pl | Model | April |
| 1 | Volkswagen Passat GTE | 342 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 297 |
| 3 | Kia Niro Hybrid | 288 |
| 4 | Toyota Auris Hybrid | 281 |
| 5 | Toyota C-HR Hybrid | 253 |
Combining April sales of regular hybrids with plug-ins, something unheard happened, as there was no Toyota in the podium, with two PHEVs in the top two positions, followed by the hot Kia Niro.
The best Toyota was only Fourth, with the Auris Hybrid registering 281 units. I think the writing is on the wall for Toyota, be it by direct competition (Hyundai - Kia HEVs), or indirectly (PHEVs), the fact is that their hybrids can no longer follow the pace of the market and the Japanese automaker needs to do something about it.
Either they add a plug to their next generation of hybrids, or they just get in to a cycle of slowing sales, on a slow path to irrelevance.
The best Toyota was only Fourth, with the Auris Hybrid registering 281 units. I think the writing is on the wall for Toyota, be it by direct competition (Hyundai - Kia HEVs), or indirectly (PHEVs), the fact is that their hybrids can no longer follow the pace of the market and the Japanese automaker needs to do something about it.
Either they add a plug to their next generation of hybrids, or they just get in to a cycle of slowing sales, on a slow path to irrelevance.
Source: bilsweden.se
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